Scams like these

[prozac]

Maybe she actually was from CBA and just had the number of the person she wanted to speak to wrong.

No, different call. When I got calls from the sub-continent I'd ask what underwear they were wearing. Didn't matter male or female. They don't have to be a scammer and call me. The CBA woman was a scammer. I rarely get scam calls now.

Edit: Read the information from any bank and it will say they never call you.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

For Clifford, hard to say.
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Now all Aus Telco are spamming us, telling us that business that are registered will show their (provided) registered name, and unverified is most likely a scam.
But then, half or built more of calls/sms's are from 04 or overseas Wangiri calls.
If we could block calls from some countries... and/but yes, I know it can all be spoofed.

 

[Forg]

I wonder whether spoofing the registered/verified number of a business work?
For example I get SMS’s from Whiskymofo tempting me to buy stuff from them, if someone spoofs a registered Whiskymofo number does it appear as though Whiskymofo sent it on my ‘phone?

Also, my SMS “conversation” with “Unverified” is becoming quite long, and after only 8 days!

 

[clifford]

"Unverified" is a bit of a joke at the moment, as even legit senders can't get it right.

Recently I purchased a Woolies gift card online. The gift card details I received (perfectly legit) were from "unverified".

 

[prozac]

"Unverified" is a bit of a joke at the moment, as even legit senders can't get it right.

Recently I purchased a Woolies gift card online. The gift card details I received (perfectly legit) were from "unverified".

Received today from Optus:

Optus

 

[SYD]

"Unverified" is a bit of a joke at the moment, as even legit senders can't get it right.

Recently I purchased a Woolies gift card online. The gift card details I received (perfectly legit) were from "unverified".

The onus is on the legit senders to get their numbers verified. A few are laggards - which is worrisome TBH.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Had an sms, for a (Lidia), I have had this number for 25 years, and never had a Lidia, was supposedly a REA trying to sell or saying, their colleague told them I was after buying a property, but I am a lazy working pooch, who does not earn enough to buy.
Replied and told them they are a scammer, ... and that I know my number would get on sold.
It was from a 04, ...
The Aus gov could have done a lot more, but this that business have to register their phone number, is just an easy cop out, really.
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Blocking/being able to block calls by country of caller, (Wangiri calls by country) could have been a better way to spend our tax $.

 

[Forg]

Had an sms, for a (Lidia), I have had this number for 25 years, and never had a Lidia, was supposedly a REA trying to sell or saying, their colleague told them I was after buying a property, but I am a lazy working pooch, who does not earn enough to buy.
Replied and told them they are a scammer, ... and that I know my number would get on sold.
It was from a 04, ...

This may have been real, when you inspect a place that’s up for sale they make you leave a number; my guess would be that Lidia made one up, because who wants REA’s having your details?! And the random number just happened to be yours (probably not totally random - she likely changed a few numbers of hers & her number’s fairly similar to yours).

The Aus gov could have done a lot more, but this that business have to register their phone number, is just an easy cop out, really.
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Blocking/being able to block calls by country of caller, (Wangiri calls by country) could have been a better way to spend our tax $.

But how is the government adding that ability into the software of everyone’s ‘phone?
I suspect you think they’re capable of more than they can actually do!

 

[VPS]

And another

 

[VPS]

I keep getting texts from the same number saying you missed a call but they didn't leave a message and the phone definitely didn't ring and no calls in the register

 

[TheRealTMA]

I keep getting texts from the same number saying you missed a call but they didn't leave a message and the phone definitely didn't ring and no calls in the register

Have you blocked it?

 

[VPS]

Have you blocked it?

I have

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

This may have been real, when you inspect a place that’s up for sale they make you leave a number; my guess would be that Lidia made one up, because who wants REA’s having your details?! And the random number just happened to be yours (probably not totally random - she likely changed a few numbers of hers & her number’s fairly similar to yours).


But how is the government adding that ability into the software of everyone’s ‘phone?
I suspect you think they’re capable of more than they can actually do!

Have never been to an open inspection, maybe someone put out my phone # as a decoy.
I am really too poor to even consider buying an apartment to live in, or to invest.
Just earn enough to survive.
Maybe the sender was fishing/pshing, but who knows.

 

[Forg]

Have never been to an open inspection, maybe someone put out my phone # as a decoy.

I reckon it was a coincidence rather than intentional, someone probably named Lidia gave the REA a number she’d made-up on the spot, and it just happened to be yours.
I’ll bet the real Lidia has a number that differs from yours by … I’m gonna say 3 out of the last 6 digits; if I was handing over a fake number because I didn’t want them to call me back, I’d make it similar to my actual number just ‘cos it’s quicker than inventing all 10 digits.